Research and Development

An artists' rendering of the world's all-electric propsulsion satellite, ABS-3A, on-orbit and operating in space - image courtesy of Boeing

World’s first all-electric propulsion satellite ABS-3A commences service

An artist's impression of the Falcon Heavy mid-flight. Image courtesy of SpaceX.

SpaceX confirms Spring 2016 Falcon Heavy launch

Toyota Senior Managing Officer Kiyotaka Ise announces the new research investment. Image courtesy of Toyota

Toyota invests millions into intelligent cars

Parts of the Boeing CST-100 Structural Test Article rest on test stands inside NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. Image courtesy of NASA Kim Shiflett.

Boeing ramps up CST-100 Starliner production

Since the beginning of 2015, the Trent XWB-84 has been powering the Airbus A350 XWB airliner

EIB confirms £280m support for Rolls-Royce aero engines

Penn State researchers test their self-healing polymer. Image courtesy of Penn State University.

US Scientists develop new self-healing material

Startpoint Dreadnought T2050 Warship Front View (image courtesy of Startpoint).

Warship of the future designed by young engineers

LED lights are much brighter and more efficient than traditional technologies. Image courtesy of Flickr - ГорэлтЕх

New LED technology to allow cheaper production

A driverless TMA truck developed by Royal Truck and Equipment. Image courtesy of Royal Truck and Equipment.

First self-driving truck to hit US streets this year

The Soviet Buran space plane. Image courtesy of Pedro Albuquerque

Russia set to reignite reusable Space Shuttle program

A 3D printed prothesis developed by Open Bionics. Image courtesy of Open Bionics.

3D printed prosthetic hand wins Dyson Award